Inside Precision Medicine April 12, 2024
Researchers at Stanford Medicine say that immune cells in the lungs known as interstitial macrophages are critical in the development of severe—and potentially deadly—COVID. Their findings, published this week in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, showed that the these cells which are located deep in the lungs and normally protective, morph into virus producers when infected with SARS-CoV-2. Once infected the cells release inflammatory and scar-producing chemical signals that can lead to the development of pneumonia and damage the lung tissue to the point where the virus and the secreted substances can break out of the lungs and spread throughout the body.
The research suggests new approaches to help prevent COVID from becoming a life-threatening condition. It also showed why...
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